SARS-CoV-2 targets cortical neurons of 3D human brain organoids and shows neurodegeneration-like effects
J. Gopalakrishnan, A. Ramani, L. Mueller, P. Niklas Ostermann, E. Gabriel, A. Islam Pranty, A. Mueller-Shiffmann, A. Mariappan, O. Goureau, H. Gruell, A. Walker, M. Andree, S. Hauka, K. Wohlgemuth, H. Omran, , A. Dilthey
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects cortical neurons in 3D human brain organoids, causing neurodegeneration-like effects such as Tau mislocalization and neuronal death.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2020Cell Biology